Which medical problems will allow me to recieve Disability benefits?
Both physical medical problems and mental medical problems can be classified as causing a disability in order to receive Social Security disability benefits. The Social Security Administration has a manual of disorders that can be classified as disabilities under certain conditions called the Listing of Impairments.
This manual cites the disorders in fourteen main categories:
- Musculoskeletal disorders
- Special senses and speech disorders
- Respiratory system disorders
- Cardiovascular system disorders
- Digestive System disorders
- Genito-Urinary system disorders
- Hematological system disorders
- Skin disorders
- Endocrine system disorders
- Multiple Body systems disorders
- Neurological disorders
- Mental disorders
- Malignant Neoplastic diseases
- Immune system disorders
Each of these categories has multiple specific types of disorders listed under it and how severe the condition must be to constitute a disorder.